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'Anyone have a good tutorial on changing / adding lipstick to an image?'

A technique I find very handy for colouring certain parts of a pic is:

Create a New Layer (above the one you want to colour) and set the Mode to 'Colour'
(any colouring you do on this layer allows the underlying detail to show-thru - if its too intense turn the Opacity down)

example
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This is an Excellent (very simple) trick if you want to Colour a Black &amp White image

making selections around the individual areas you want to colour will give you very neat edges
(also don't forget to save each selection as you make them - one for Hair, one for Body, one for Eyes and so on - you never know when you will need it again)

I have another Tip I use quite a bit, this recent pic of 'Nicola Roberts' is perfect to demonstrate

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In the original body-shot picture the Model is looking slightly downwards and Nicola is looking pretty much straight on;
when you 'copy &amp paste' the Head-shot onto the body-shot you end-up with the Cone-Shaped Head syndrome

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This is my quick fix:

'copy &amp paste' the hair in the body-shot ... paste into a New Layer

then goto - Edit > Transform > Warp
you can Grab anywhere inside the selected area and pull it to shape - very quick, very easy

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A word of Warning, its very easy to get carried away with this feature and your picture will descend into a freakish mess, remember 'less is more'
Also pay close attention to the edges of the selected area (they can easily be pulled out of alignment)

you also can use the 'Filter > Liquify' Tool to get similar results (Liquify is a lot more powerful but a bit more involving)

I use this trick on most of my pics, you can even use it to reshape the face of the body-shot image so it matches the contours of the celebrity's face, makes blending the two together much easier

Thanks for the heads up to this thread on my last post. I'm new to the forum, new to fakes but, not so new to PS. I've been hesitant in the past to make fakes as I've been one of those extremely annoyed at the idiots knowingly trying to pass off a fake as the real thing. I didnt want to add to that, even though mine would have little impact considering the volume out there.

That is why I always urge new fakers (or fakirs) to make a unique logo or sign their name to their fakes, as well as label the celebs name onto it. It's just another clue that says "hey, this is created...this is a parody...this is NOT reality." I especially urge it in cases where a faker is creating a nipple-slip or an upskirt or any other candid-type fake.

That makes sense. From here on out I'll be sure to tag mine as fake...even though they are blatantly fake.

Thanks for the heads up to this thread on my last post. I'm new to the forum, new to fakes but, not so new to PS. I've been hesitant in the past to make fakes as I've been one of those extremely annoyed at the idiots knowingly trying to pass off a fake as the real thing. I didnt want to add to that, even though mine would have little impact considering the volume out there.

That is why I always urge new fakers (or fakirs) to make a unique logo or sign their name to their fakes, as well as label the celebs name onto it. It's just another clue that says "hey, this is created...this is a parody...this is NOT reality." I especially urge it in cases where a faker is creating a nipple-slip or an upskirt or any other candid-type fake.

That makes sense. From here on out I'll be sure to tag mine as fake...even though they are blatantly fake.

It also promotes, to my mind, a sense of community amoungst fakirs as well as those who enjoy fakes. An anonymous fake is all and well, but it's without context...but to know who did it, and in cases of collectors like myself, in what stage of their "career" they did it in, adds immeasurably to what the fakes means. Whatever means means.

ha, i've benn visiting DA since 1998. as a matter of fact i've had a membership there about as long as i've been a member of this forum. i haven't shared any of my artwork there though. i've been thinking about it recently though...